laying waste
ruin
ruining
ruination
wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
waste
wastefulness dissipation | useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly, if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste, mindless dissipation of natural resources |
waste of effort
waste of energy | a useless effort |
| waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
| waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
| waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
| waste permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
black and gold garden spider
Argiope aurantia | a widely distributed North American garden spider |
garden spider
Aranea diademata | a spider common in European gardens |
garden centipede
garden symphilid
symphilid
Scutigerella immaculata | minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops |
| garden snail | any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix, often destructive pests |
garden webworm
Loxostege similalis | a variety of webworm |
arboretum
botanical garden | a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition |
barrow garden cart
lawn cart
wheelbarrow | a cart for carrying small loads, has handles and one or more wheels |
| beer garden | tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served |
conservatory
hothouse
indoor garden | a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner |
drain
drainpipe
waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| flower garden | a garden featuring flowering plants |
| formal garden | a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs |
| garden | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated |
| garden | a yard or lawn adjoining a house |
| garden hose | a hose used for watering a lawn or garden |
| garden rake | a rake used by gardeners |
| garden roller | heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns |
| garden spade | a spade used by gardeners |
garden tool
lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
| garden trowel | a trowel used by gardeners |
| herb garden | a garden for growing herbs |
hop garden
hop field | a garden where hops are grown |
kitchen garden
vegetable garden
vegetable patch | a small garden where vegetables are grown |
lawn chair
garden chair | chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden |
| market garden | a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing |
menagerie
zoo
zoological garden | the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition |
rock garden
rockery | a garden featuring rocks, usually alpine plants |
| roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
| rose garden | a garden for growing roses |
| sunken garden | a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it |
| tea garden | a public garden where tea is served |
truck farm
truck garden | a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
| victory garden | a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages |
wastepaper basket
waste-paper basket
wastebasket
waste basket
circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
thriftlessness
waste
wastefulness | the trait of wasting resources, a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste, the wastefulness of missed opportunities |
Eden
Garden of Eden | a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation, when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man) |
produce
green goods
green groceries
garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
green pea
garden pea | fresh pea |
| garden cress | cress cultivated for salads and garnishes |
garden party
lawn party
fete champetre | a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors |
| garden | the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden |
barren
waste
wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, the barrens of central Africa, the trackless wastes of the desert |
dump
garbage dump
trash dump
rubbish dump
wasteyard
waste-yard
dumpsite | a piece of land where waste materials are dumped |